1. Loren Gold is an American keyboardist, vocalist, music director, and songwriter.
16 Facts About Loren Gold
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Loren Gold has been musical director for pop stars Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and Hilary Duff, and he continues to build and develop bands for other artists.
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Loren Gold has published two instructional books through his collaboration with Alfred Music, and his original compositions have been featured on HBO and Showtime.
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Loren Gold toured in fall 2003 as the keyboard player for Hilary Duff, and continued as her musical director until 2007.
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In winter 2007, Loren Gold co-wrote with the Canadian songwriter James Renald the first single for the American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, entitled "The Runaround".
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Loren Gold became the musical director and keyboard player for Taylor, touring extensively in 2007.
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In 2008, Loren Gold toured with Mandy Moore in support of her album, Wild Hope in Australia and the Philippines.
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In 2009, Loren Gold became the keyboard player and vocalist for Roger Daltrey's Use It or Lose It Tour.
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Loren Gold performed with several guests, including Geoff Tate of Queensryche, Don Dokken of Dokken, and Vinny Appice of Dio and Black Sabbath.
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Between performances with Roger Daltrey and the Who, Loren Gold traveled to Japan and performed with veteran Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi.
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Loren Gold performed and sang back-up vocals, alongside the rest of the Who.
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In 2013, Loren Gold performed with several members of Santana and Bruce Hornsby at the annual charity event.
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In May 2015, Loren Gold performed with the Who touring band at the MusiCares Foundation in New York City, honoring the Who's Pete Townshend and its manager, Bill Curbishley, with an all-star line-up that included Bruce Springsteen, Joan Jett, Billy Idol, Willie Nile, and Who lead vocalist Roger Daltrey.
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Loren Gold was featured as the "Stadium Ace" in the April 2016 issue of Keyboard.
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In February 2022, Loren Gold became an official member of the band after Pardini announced in late January that he was leaving the group after 13 years.
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In 2015, Loren Gold released his first instructional book for Alfred Music.